Market volatility, rising AUD hits super fundsBY ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007 12:17PMVolatile stock markets and the surging Australian dollar are taking their toll as super fund returns trim back to just over 10 per cent for the 12 months to end March. |
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